2025 Scholarship Recipients

We are grateful for the many philanthropic donors who have established or contributed to scholarship funds—often in honor or memory of loved ones—as a way to pay it forward to the next generation of leaders. Because of their generous gifts, local students are receiving more than $450,000 for the 2025-2026 school year.

Meet the Students

Delaney Aardema

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

James Barbarossa

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Sarah Bennett

Porter County Medical Society Scholarship

Molly Billings

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Ava Brannon

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Max Byers

Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship

Ava Carlson

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Liam Coates

Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship

Kailyn Coates

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Kaitlyn Cole

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Reagan Cole

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Jorge Alejandro Contreras

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Claire Cunningham

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Shawn Moyer Memorial Scholarship

Zoe Cusson

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Brendan Devine

Porter County Medical Society Scholarship

Yulissa Espino

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Layla Ferguson

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Izabella Flores

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Jacklyn Gaul

AAUW Scholarship

Aubrey Goodfellow

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Sylvie Goss

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Lilian Green

Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship

Nathan Groszek

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Grace Hall

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship 

Isabella Hearn

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship

Paige Hein

Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Environmental Scholarship

Alena Hennings

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Rilee Henry

Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship

Hannah Higgins

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Maddux Horka

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Jaycee Jackson

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Madeline Jakel

Hannah Grace Martinez Memorial Scholarship

Noah Johnson

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Andie Joseph

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship

Madison Kaufman

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship, Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship, & Sue Peyton Science Prize

Zachary Kettell

Samantha Anne Hodsden Memorial Scholarship

Mallory Killosky

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Charlotte Klimczyk

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Zoe Kneifel-Mendenhall

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship

Jacob Kolan

Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Environmental Scholarship

Olivia Krutz

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Steven Larsen

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Josephine Lemmons

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Kendall Lutz

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Austen Mackenzie

Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship

Samuel Macker

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

Emma Malloy

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Lauren Maxwell

Philip A. Maxwell Family Agriculture Scholarship

Aliya Mayer

Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship

Kiera McConnell

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Madalyn McGinty

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Connor Melchi

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Landon Miller

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship 

Genevieve Mills

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Emily Miltenberger

Porter County Medical Society Scholarship

Lucas Murray

Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship

Owen Nichols

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Mason Nobles

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Kristin O'Dell

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Lilly O'Shea

Porter County Medical Society Scholarship

Brennan Olson

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

William Orban

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

Angela Pecoski

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Kylia Peterson

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Giszell Pfeiffer

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship 

Rickie Pham

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Greta Pressel

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship, Russell Gluth Memorial Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship 

Isabella Puglisi

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Allison Randolph

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Kaitlyn Reif

Henry George Poncher Scholarship

Leylany Rivera

John Allen England Scholarship

Mariah Rivera

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

Casimir Rosinski

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Logan Rouhselang

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Joseph Roytan

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Porter Scott

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Cayleb Sharp

Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship

Kaitlin Shideler

Hannah Grace Martinez Memorial Scholarship

Alexandria Shoppa

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Samuel Sienkowski

Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship

Alejandra Sierazy

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Tiara Smalley

AAUW Scholarship

Rowland Sorrick

Henry George Poncher Scholarship

Emma Spears

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Nathan Stewart

Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship

Lauren Thompson

Porter County Medical Society Scholarship

Jillian Trinidad

AAUW Scholarship

Jenna Twedt

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Eileen Uthuppan

Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship

Mackenzie Wassermann

Tom and Georgia Bricker Scholarship, Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship

Kiera Webber

Harriet Baxter Scholarship

Rileyann Welch

Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship

Drayden Wilcox

Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship

Patrick Wood

Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship

Reese Zubeck

Porter Health Occupations Scholarship

Additional Scholarships

A number of scholarship funds held at PCCF are awarded through local high schools or other organizations. They include the following:

AAUW Valparaiso Affiliate Fund

The Abbett Family Foundation Scholarship Fund

Alan and Diane Harre Scholarship Fund for Valparaiso University

Albert Castronovo Scholarship Fund

Amanda Clair Smith Scholarship Fund

Ann Nellessen Memorial Sportsmanship Award Fund

Ann Nicholson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Bill Bodnar Memorial Scholarship Fund for Portage High School

Bryce Drew Scholarship Fund

Burton and Maureen Langer Family Fund

Carol Ann Bowman Fund for Valparaiso University

Chapter DQ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood Fund

Charles P Welter Family Fund

Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Scholarship Fund

Christine Butterfield Memorial Scholarship for Music Fund

Christine Rasmussen Scholarship Fund

Chuck Robertson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Clyde and Geraldine Hardin Family Scholarship Fund

Dave and Marion Milligan Fund for the Valpo Schools Foundation

Dr. Ric Frataccia Scholarship Fund

Duneland Resale Mission Fund for Ivy Tech Community College – Valparaiso Campus

Duneland Resale Scholarship Fund

Edith Weems Fund for Valpo Schools Foundation

Eichhorn Family Scholarship Fund

Eleanor R. Koenig Memorial Scholarship Fund

Elizabeth Roger Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Forchetti Family Chesterton High School Scholarship Fund

Gary Webster Memorial Scholarship Fund

George & Katherine Rose Family Music Fund

Herbert Hedstrom Percussion Scholarship Fund

Hershberger Family Scholarship Fund

Hibbets Memorial Scholarship Fund

James Genovese Industrial Arts Scholarship Fund

Jane Maxwell Scholarship Fund

Jeff Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund

Joan Mahoney Memorial Scholarship Fund

John (Jake) and Ruth Blastick Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

John H. Smiley Scholarship Fund

John L. Swarner, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

John Remster, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

John Remster, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Joseph Shambo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Jovanina “The Star to Be” Scholarship Fund

Judie Shurr Scholarship Fund

Julie Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund

Karen Wesson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Keegan Whaling Memorial Scholarship Fund

Keith Wiles Memorial Scholarship Fund

Kellen D. Mogck Memorial Scholarship Fund

Kenneth A. Brist Scholarship Fund

Lillian Wilson Graeber Memorial Scholarship Fund for the First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Linda Reyes-Popovich Memorial Scholarship Fund

Live Like Brian Scholarship Fund

Louise Ailes Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Margaret M. Rivers Scholarship Fund – Pines Village Retirement Communities

Mark A. Hoffman Award for Character, Resolve and Integrity Fund

Maurice Palmer Avery III Memorial Scholarship Fund

Morgan Township PTO Scholarship Fund

Morris Groverman Leadership Scholarship Fund

New Hope Academic Scholarship Fund

Peter and Rosann Candela Fund for the Valparaiso High School Dollars for Scholars

Philip Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Portage High School Dollars for Scholars Fund

Porter County 4-H Council Sheep Program Scholarship Fund

Quan Le Memorial Track Scholarship Fund

Quentin A. and Joanne R. Blachly Tuition Assistance Scholarship Fund

Robert J. Rowe Memorial Scholarship Fund

Robert L. Koenig Family Scholarship Fund

Samantha Anne Hodsden Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sandra Kay Flohr Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School

Skip Bird Memorial Scholarship Fund

Steve Tafflinger Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sue Peyton Science Prize Endowment

Suzi Peterson Honorable Memorial Scholarship Fund

Thomas J. and Evelyn Pappas Memorial Scholarship Fund

Tim Bishop and Karen Hancock Memorial Scholarship Fund

Timothy A. Wielgus Memorial Scholarship Fund

Troy Haman Memorial Scholarship Fund

Valparaiso High School Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund

Valparaiso High School Dollars for Scholars Fund

Valpo Schools Foundation Fund

Washington Township High School Scholarship Fund

Wilbur Lippert Scholarship Fund for Kouts High School

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